Welcome to I Solemnly Swear! ISS is an active, literate/advanced Marauders-era roleplay based in the Marauders' sixth year. Please sign up with your character's First and Last name in Titlecase (e.g., Lily Evans).

The beginning of the summer holidays are a much-needed break from the stress of schoolwork, exams, and the like. It has been a difficult year for everyone, what with the dark events happening during term, and the increasing panic and fear outside the school's walls. Now, with a fresh batch of graduates to go face the world, everybody must still be on their guard, because anything might happen, and everyone must be prepared to face it one way or another.

Have a plot, but need a catalyst? Is there something missing for the 'perfect' storyline? Does your character want a friend or enemy, or even sibling or cousin? Post your wanted ads here and let others come to you!

Want to know what’s going on around the schools – when’s the next club meeting, who’s playing who in the next Quidditch match, maybe you’ve lost something and it’s listed? All those academically inclined notices (as well as a few handwritten mentions from students) can be found here.

Are you too busy studying to stay caught up with the goings-on of Hogwarts and want a quick, informative recap? Or do you have a lot of opinions and just want your voice heard? The Hogwarts Herald has all that and more.

Probably one of the most impressive parts of Hogwarts once you’ve managed to get over the Quidditch Pitch and The Black Lake (not to mention the castle itself). It houses a huge clock and it starts on the Third Floor level since it’s on top of a hill.

With four grand tables particularly placed side-by-side and a high table at the very end of the hall, this place was donned with immediate superiority. All meals are eaten here and feasts occur most often on holidays.

The Concourse is not only a place for kids of all Houses to go if they need a place to hang out or study, but it is also the only place visitors may enter or exit the castle. Filled with comfortable chairs and couches, as well as roaring fires and study tables, the Concourse is a perfect place for some inter-House unity.

Situated on the second floor of the school, the Practice Room is a safe and secure environment for students to go and practice spells for classes. Whether it be for an exam, or just students wanting to improve their skills on a certain spell, any and all can do so in the Practice Room.

Secret room in the castle that can only be reached when you’re in great need of it. Located on the seventh floor of the castle, its hidden entrance is in front of the tapestry of Barnabas the Barmy trying to teach trolls to dance. To make the room appear, a person has to walk past the section of the blank wall three times concentrating on what is needed.

Every winding stairway, every hallway, and every secret passage way leads somewhere within this castle. Whether you're roaming around or even trying to get to class, these are the paths throughout the castle.

The Headmaster's office is a large, circular room with portraits of previous headmasters hanging on the walls. The entrance to it is behind a statue of a gargoyle on the seventh floor. When given the proper password, the gargoyle will leap aside and the wall behind it will split in two to reveal a spiral stone staircase that moves upward.

Filch's office is a small room with a single oil lamp hanging from the ceiling. It smells of fried fish. In it are filing cabinets with details of the misdeeds of students, another cabinet marked as "Confiscated and Highly Dangerous," chains and manacles (not used these days but kept polished just in case), and lots of forms to write up malefactors.

A large lake in the front lawn of Hogwarts is a nice place to relax. A large tree is placed directly next to it for shading. It's incredibly deep and the water is black, but kept a little warm magically throughout the year for the species living inside it. Swimming isn't against the rules, but it is not encouraged: the Giant Squid is the least of your worries.

A small river runs from the lake into the Forbidden Forest, seeming to connect the Quidditch Pitch, greenhouses, and stables in its path. In the Forest is where the river turns more stream-like and eventually is absorbed by the forest environment.

Professor Sprout, in an attempt to encourage students to actually use the skills she teaches them, created a student-run vegetable garden. Anyone particularly interested in Herbology can go out and tend the garden whenever they choose. It contains normal veggies such as carrots and lettuce, as well as some more...interesting menu items.

Built on the edge of the Forbidden Forest, the stables house the array of horses that are looked after by Hagrid, the school Groundskeeper. Many of the horses have been rescued by him, and by now, the stables have become a favourite visiting place of the Hogwarts students.

Once a month, every student who is in the third year or above is permitted to visit the village of Hogsmeade. Provided, of course, they have got their permission slip signed by a parent or guardian. It is the only all-wizarding community left in Britain.

Built by Daisy Dodderidge around 1500 "to serve as a gateway between the non-wizarding world and Diagon Alley", the Leaky Cauldron has remained a famous and popular place for five hundred years. Located not in Diagon Alley proper but on the outside, on Charing Cross Road in the heart of London.

Diagon Alley is a magical highstreet, situated in London, but hidden from muggle eyes. The only way to reach this enchanted place is through the inn, The Leaky Cauldron. Once through, you can buy anything your heart desires. From magical pets to wands and school robes, this is an essential destination for all Hogwarts students.

Just around the corner from Diagon Alley lies a dark, twisting alleyway devoted to the Dark Arts: Knockturn Alley. the shops and the street vendors one can purchase, among other things, shrunken heads, poisonous candles, human-looking fingernails, and Flesh-Eating Slug Repellent.

The Ministry of Magic is the governing body for the magical community of Britain. The Ministry connects the British Government to the wizarding world. Its headquarters is in central London, deep underground. It is headed by the Minister for Magic.

Founded nearly 500 years ago, St. Mungo's Hospital is located, hidden, in London.
With six floors of healers treating all kinds of magically-inflicted injuries, Hogwarts students sometimes visit the hospital on work-experience trips, or else to visit ill relatives or friends.

Located in an abandoned Muggle apartment building in one of the older, shadier areas of London, Apartment 3F is the current headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix. Guarded by a powerful Fidelius Charm, it can only be seen by those to whom Albus Dumbledore has personally given information - be it word-of-mouth, or the address written on paper.

The Knight Bus is a heavily enchanted, purple, triple-decker bus that transports witches and wizards. It’s faster than travelling by broomstick, but not as fast as near instantaneous Floo Powder and Apparating. The bus charges for the service; amenities such as hot-water bottles, toothbrushes, and hot chocolate are available for an extra fee.

Running late? Make a dash for the Underground—or the tube, however you wish to call it. Public transportation is definitely not for everybody, so make sure your pockets are guarded when you step inside it.

These Muggle communities have lately seen magical activity due to the heightened fear and caution caused by The Dark Lord’s rise and the sudden exodus of our finest wizarding families from their previous residences.

Eyes drooping as you listen to the sound of your professor drone on and on? Why not slip a note to the person next to you? You never know - they may just write back. Please note that Class Notes can only be between corresponding years (4/5 and 6/7), but can be between any year in the library & concourse subsection.

You're back at school and you're away from home. With all these weird and scary happenings going on, your family must want to keep contact with you. Either that, or you're getting messages from an anonymous admirer, or maybe there's been a spiff of blackmail going on. The mail arrives daily in the Great Hall during each meal, and you never know! One of those Howlers might be just for you.